Information about the package, libgit2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libgit2 package is designed for, C implementation of the Git core methods as a library with a solid.
Package Name:
libgit2
Summary:
C implementation of the Git core methods as a library with a solid
Description:
libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language with bindings.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.20.0
Release:
2.el6
Size:
313 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2 with exceptions
Control the libgit2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install libgit2
This command will install libgit2 on the server.
yum remove libgit2
This command will un-install libgit2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libgit2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove libgit2
This command will un-install libgit2 on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove libgit2 when using the -y flag.
yum update libgit2
This command will update libgit2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libgit2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update libgit2
This command will update libgit2 to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove libgit2 when using the -y flag.
yum info libgit2
This command will show you core information about the libgit2 package.
yum deplist libgit2
This command will show you the dependencies for libgit2. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update libgit2
This command will check if there is an update waiting on libgit2. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.